7-0 start is best in franchise history

11:51 PM,
Nov. 9, 2013

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Candace Buckner
candace.buckner@indystar.com

The noise keeps getting louder, the adulation grows deeper and the Indiana Pacers just can't fill the role as the scrappy little guys anymore.

Now, there are no blinders big enough for this new spotlight. Not after the Pacers gutted out a 96-91 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night and earned their seventh straight victory. With the win, the Pacers (7-0) secured the best start in franchise history - even dating back to the ABA.

These Pacers are the last remaining unbeaten team in the NBA, so although coach Frank Vogel continues to tell the locker room to block out all the praise, that could be ...